[lovely_elm]

I was wondering if anyone had read this trilogy. I picked it up in a bookshop today after it was reccomended as something I should read after Tawny Man. I searched for any posts or threads on the subject and nothing came up - thats a bad sign right?!?!?!?:)

[Physics Knight]

I read the first book quite a while ago, so my memory is foggy. It had a different feel to it than generic fantasy. There were gleams of creativity and interesting things, but overall the book was bogged down by a glacially moving plot. She was not half bad at writing, but failed to spark enough interest in me. But I might give the second book a try one of these days.

[algernoninc]

i read the whole three books, and the first "Sorcery Rising" was the best - the second was slower, and the third had a lot of action, but also a lot of feminist activism that felt out of place.
I agree she is a talented writer, with decent character build up, but there is plenty of place for improvement in the plot. If you don't set your hopes to high about Fool's Gold, you might enjoy the trip. I think it will be a step down after Robin Hobb. Maybe Lois McMaster Bujold and her Chalion books will be closer in quality than Jude Fisher

[lovely_elm]

I've never even heard of Bujold! I've just checked it out on Amazon and The Curse of Chalion got some good reviews- maybe I'll check that out..............

[SteveF]

I finished the trilogy a few months back and highly recommend it. There is an icreasingly strong feminist flavour to it (not a criticism) and this makes it a little different to your average fantasy novel. The characters are reasonably well rounded and the world believable. It isn't the greatest contribution to fantasy literature, but it is well worth a read.

[Beleg]

Huge chuncks of horrid prose, an abundance of cardboard pico-dimensional characters, a veritable avalaunche of fantasy cliches abounds in this oddly captivating novel. I suppose it's like a trainwreck; you just can't help but investigate it to the end.

[algernoninc]

i mentioned Bujold because there are some similarities with Robin Hobb: they both write in the first person, and they both write about fallible anti-heroes put through the grinder of worst-case scenarios :rolleyes:

[U-Borat]

I've read the 1st 2 books. Above average fantasy. Nothing to write home about.

Bujold, I've read the Curses of Chalion. A slightly different flavour to traditional fantasy. good read, but still nothing to write home about IMO.